Window shade attachment and support



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R? Li I Patented June 23, 1936 NITED STATES WINDOW SHADE ATTACHMENT AND SUPPORT Henry M. Brumser, Portland, Oreg.

Application October 23, 1933, Serial No. 694,799

1 Claim.

My invention relates to an attaching support and bracket for window shades.

The invention comprises -a pair of brackets that are adapted for being fitted to the top of a window sash. A supporting arm outwardly extends from each of the brackets and the arms are adjustable relative to that of the base bracket to provide means for adjusting the same relative to the various windows and window frames with which the same is to be used.

The primary purpose-and object of my invention is to provide a support for window shades so that the shade may be raised and loweredas the top window sash is raised and lowered to thereby provide a window and shade that may be raised and lowered together to facilitate the ventilating and the controlling of light rays within the room.

A still further object of my invention consists in providing a simply constructed device that is relatively cheap in first cost and that may be used in conjunction with shades and shade rollers as are used in the present practice.

A further object of my invention consists in providing a base bracket that is adapted for being secured to the top cross bar of the window sash to thereby prevent the marring of the window frame when the same is attached thereto.

A still further object of my invention consists in providing a support for window shades through the use of which it is possible to use a window shade and roller that is wider than the window opening. This wider shade permits greater privacy in those rooms in which the device is used.

A still further object of my invention consists in providing a support for window shades that permits the top of the window shade to be raised and lowered as the sash is raised and lowered. This is particularly advantageous for use on kitchen windows.

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claim,-and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front view of a window and window frame. In this view a pair of my new and improved bracket shade supports are shown in front position.

Fig. 2 is a plan view partially in section of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 1. This view is taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 3 is a side view of one of a pair of the brackets.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the other of a pair of the brackets. In this view is shown the means for retaining the shade roller spring core against rotation.

Fig. 5 is a sectional end view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 2. This View is taken on line 55 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 6 is a front view of a window opening illustrating one of my new and improved devices in place thereupon and in full raised position.

Fig. '7 is a front view of a window opening illustrating one of my new and improved devices in place and secured to thecross bar of the top sash and illustrates the sash in partially lowered position and the shade as being partially drawn.

Fig. 8 illustrates one of my new and improved devices shown attached to the cross bar of the top sash of the window and illustrates the top cross bar of the top window sash in full lowered position and the window shade in full lowered position.

Fig. 9 is a front view of a window opening illustrating one of my new and improved devices shown attached to the top cross bar of the top window sash and illustrating the sash as being partially lowered and the shade as being drawn all the way down.

Fig. 10 is a front view of a window frame illustrating one of my new and improved devices as being attached'to the topcross bar of the top window sash. In this view the top window sash is shown partially lowered and the bottom window as being partly raised and illustrating the shade drawn to the bottom cross bar of the bottom sash.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary front view of a window frame illustrating one of my new and improved devices attached to the top cross bar of the top sash and illustrating the top sash as being fully lowered and illustrating the shade as being fully raised. I

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

I have here shown my device as being attached to a window, the opening of the window being framed in the usual manner with window opening trim. The window comprises atop sash I and a bottom sash 2. The top window sash I has a top cross bar 3 to which I attach my device.

I comprise my device of a pair of base brackets 4 and 5. These base brackets are comprised'of the base and forwardly extending supports 6 and i. The base portion of the bracket has holes disposed therein for the reception of a pair of screws 8 and 9 adjacent its top. I place a slot ill adjacent the bottom of the base bracket and through this I place a fastening screw II. The outwardly extending top parts of the base brackets have channel ways I2 disposed centrally thereof and longitudinally of the top side. Slots l3 are disposed centrally of the channel ways. Roller supporting arms l4 and 14A are adapted to the supports 6 and 'i of the base brackets 4 and 5 and slots l5 and ISA are disposed centrally of the support engaging portions of the arms l4 and MA respectively. The side walls 56 and ii of the support engaging portions of the arms M and MA permit a close sliding working relationship between the respective members by engaging the side walls of the channel way i2. The positioning of the respectivemembers and the clamping of the same together in desired placement is accomplished through the use of bolts i8 and wing nuts i9. Heretofore window shades have been secured to the frame of the window and unless the window shade is precisely positioned Peeping Toms can seebetween the edges of the shade and the edges of the window frame.

I provide supporting arms 26 and 20A that are formed integral with and disposed at right angles to the arms i l and MA and I form downwardly extending terminals 2| and MA at right angles to the outer end of the supporting arms 2!) and 28A. In terminal 2! I form a supporting looking slot 22 into which an end 23 of a shade roller .is positioned and retained against rotation. In

terminal HA I place a hole into which the end 23A of the shade roller is rotatably positioned. Horizontal portion 24 of the outwardly extending arms is formed into a segmental arc to increase the strength of the same. The arms are of sufficient length to place the ends of the shade and the shade roller well past the window opening to thereby prevent any possibility of inspection of the room from without when the shade is fully drawn.

In the custom now in general use, the lower sash of the window is raised and lowered for ventilating purposes but best efficiency is accomplished by the raising and lowering of the top sash of the window. The raising and lowering of the top sash is not practicable, at the present time, unless the window shade is fully raised. By the securing of my device to the top cross bar of the top sash it is now possible'to raise and lower the top sash for ventilating purposes and for the admission of light, for in so doing the window shade is raised and lowered also. This prevents the whipping of the shade when the top sash is lowered.

To further increase the general utility of my device I place, in supports i3 and i, a pair of complementary shade supporting apertures 25 and 2B, enabling them to be utilized as shade roller brackets in the conventional manner.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated the top sash as being fully raised and the bottom sash as being fully lowered, and have shown the shade, secured to the top cross bar of the top sash, as in fully raised position for the admission of light through 5 the glass of both sashes.

In Fig. 7 I have shown the top sash as being partially lowered to facilitate the free passage of air through an opening 21 disposed between the top cross bar of the top sash and the bottom of the top rail of the window frame. In this View the shade 28 is shown as being partially lowered.

" In Fig. 8 I have shown the top sash as being fully lowered and I have also shown the shade as being fully drawn. This permits a free passage of air through the opening 29 and also illustrates the shade as being fully drawn to prevent a view of the room from the exterior below the top sash.

In Fig. 9 I have illustrated the top sash as being partially lowered and the shade as fully lowered. This permits a partial ventilation of the room and a full shading of the glass of both the top and bottom sash.

In Fig. 10 I have shown the top sash as being partially lowered and the bottom sash as being partially raised and illustrates the shade as being drawn to the bottom cross bar of the bottom sash. This permits a circulation of air through both 30 the bottom and top of the window opening, the free circulation being governed by the partial lowering of the top sash and the partial raising of the bottom sash.

In Fig. 11 I have shown the top sash as being fully lowered and illustrating the bottom sash in its normal lowered position and the shade as being fully raised.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the 4 objects primarily stated it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claim which follows.

. What I claim is:

An adjustable window shade support comprising a pair of base brackets secured to the top cross bar of a window sash and each bracket having an arm outwardly extending from the cross bar, and a channel-way formed longitudinally of the arm, an angle arm secured to each channeled arm of the base bracket and adjustable longitudinally thereof, means for preventing rotation of the arms relative to each other, said means comprising elements depending from the angle arm that engage with the side walls of the channel-way, said arm that is angularly disposed to the channel engaging arm'being arcuate in lateral cross section and means for securing a window shade roller to the angle arm, said means comprising a leg downwardly extending from the outer end of the angle arm.

HENRY M. BRUMSER. 

